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Then, instruct them step-by-step to add a dot of paint in the order you explain the color wheel.

You could also use a straw or these cool foam-tipped swabs. Then, in each container, put a pencil (eraser side in the paint) to be used as the “dot.” The pencil eraser will act as a stamp to put a small amount of paint onto the plastic sheet. Put the primary colors (red, yellow, blue) in separate containers.This will be the re-usable surface for your students to experiment on. First, give each student a plastic paper protector that is normally meant to be put in a binder.What a mess! However, with some preparation and a few pre-selected materials, it will be much more manageable. It may seem self-explanatory, but you should actually allow your students to experiment and paint while you introduce and teach the color wheel. Here are 3 ways to connect color and emotion: The truth is, to get students excited about color theory, we have to show them how color and emotion are intertwined.

But, how do we prevent the color wheel from being dry? Once students understand more about color, they can appropriately use color to express emotions and feelings in their artwork. How many times have you showed students a color wheel and felt a little disappointed when their eyes did not start to twinkle? Sure, we art educators are all jazzed about color, but for some reason, if we try to just explain the wonder of color, it falls flat.

Such is the case with teaching color theory in the classroom. No matter how captivating the information is, if it is called a theory, it can come across as boring or stale. For many students (and teachers), almost anything with the word “theory” causes us to press the snooze button.